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the Catholic News Agency reported that the former “Even Stevens” child star was confirmed on Sunday by Bishop Robert Barron — of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota — in a ceremony at Old Mission Santa Inés Parish in Solvang, California.“We are thrilled to share that our dear friend Shia LaBeouf has fully entered the church this past weekend through the sacrament of confirmation,” the Western chapter of the Capuchin Franciscans said in a statement posted to Facebook.LaBeouf’s confirmation sponsor, Capuchin Alexander Rodriguez, told the Catholic News Agency that the “Transformers” star wants to become a deacon “sometime in the future.”“He just spontaneously said, ‘I want to become a deacon,’ and he still feels that way,” Rodriguez said.Unlike priests, deacons can be married — however, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, if LaBeouf were to become a deacon while he is not married, then he may need to remain celibate. According to LA Catholics, “at the Mass, the deacon proclaims the Gospel, may be invited to preach the homily, and assists at the altar.

According to The Washington Post, the name randomly came from a Twitter user before countries latched on to it. South Korea recently confirmed its first case of the BA.2.75 variant that was found in a sample analysis of a man in his 60s who lives in Incheon and first developed symptoms on July 8.RELATED: CDC endorses more traditional Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adultsThe Netherlands also reported cases, saying it has joined other countries who have reported cases including India, Australia, Japan, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. So far, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not listed the variant on its website.Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infections.

RISING CASE NUMBERS BA.5 is not new. It was first identified in January and is being tracked by the WHO since April. A sister variant of the Omicron strain that has been dominant worldwide since the end of 2021, BA.5 has already caused spikes in case rates – even with reduced testing – in countries including South Africa, where it was first found, as well as the United Kingdom, parts of Europe, and Australia.

AP report, the quickly changing Covid-19 virus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it spreads through India and in other countries, including the United States.  “Scientists say the variant, called BA.2.75, may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. It’s unclear whether it could cause more serious disease than other omicron variants, including the globally prominent BA.5," the report said.  Commenting on the new virus, Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has said, “it’s still really early on for us to draw too many conclusions.

A study of nearly 500 high-risk patients treated with Paxlovid for their COVID-19 infections found that only a few had rebound symptoms, Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

omicron could emerge the victor.

Nathan Herber at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. (Andy Herber)When Nathan Herber was diagnosed with stage 4 T-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2018, he was taken out of school to undergo various aggressive treatments to save his life.The day he took his last dose of treatment, on March 25, 2021, his entire school cheered him on.  Nathan Herber was diagnosed with the aggressive form of cancer merely a few weeks after celebrating his 4th birthday at Walt Disney World. "We thought things were pretty awesome ...

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Administration of antibody-rich convalescent plasma to adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who did not require mechanical ventilation was linked to a lower risk of death than transfusion of plasma with lower antibody concentrations, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

David Letterman told Howard Stern during the April 28 episode of his podcast that he was “disgusted” to see Vice President Mike Pence visit sick COVID-19 patients at the Mayo Clinic. The famed hospital, located in Rochester, Minnesota, requires all visitors to wear protective face masks in order to avoid spreading the coronavirus further. Despite being the leader of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, Pence defied the rule by walking through the hospital unprotected and standing directly at COVID-19 patients’ bedsides. Letterman, 73, said on Howard Stern that he knew fans didn’t generally like when he spoke about politics, but he couldn’t ignore this blunder.

Vice President Mike Pence went to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. He toured a lab and other parts of the world-renowned institution. He didn't wear a mask or other face covering.

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